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The Nationals have urged the federal government not to scrap billions of dollars of funding for the inland rail project ahead of the federal budget.

Australia's treasured Medicare system is not fit-for-purpose outside major cities, with rural patients disadvantaged and "invisible", an inquiry has been told.

Australians have been urged to start conversations about end-of-life care as the nation's ageing population puts palliative care in the spotlight.

The so-called grandfather of Inland Rail says the half-built 'train to nowhere' can still be saved, pitching a private plan to finish the route.

An ineffective and unchecked payment scheme for doctors who prop up the rural health system has led to a $1.3 billion budget blow out, an audit has found.

A Mother's Day campaign aims to shine a light on single mums whose strength, care and contribution are often under-recognised and unrewarded.

Australia is opening its first centre focused solely on transforming the experiences and outcomes for children and young people with cancer.

A major rail corridor spanning much of Australia's east will be left half-finished due to budget blowouts as furious farmers brand it a major missed chance.

A freight project linking Melbourne and Brisbane will be cut in the federal budget because of concerns about its ballooning price tag.